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Bay Mills Health Center — Brimley, MI

Bay Mills Health Center is a community health center clinic at 12455 W Lakeshore Dr, Brimley, MI 49715, open 50 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Michigan clinic (45 a week). It is run by Bay Mills Indian Community, which serves 3,977 patients across 4 clinic locations.

Address: 12455 W Lakeshore Dr, Brimley, MI 49715 · Directions
Phone: (906) 248-5527
Weekly hours: 50 (Michigan clinic median: 45)
Operated by: Bay Mills Indian Community (federally qualified health center)
Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at Bay Mills Health Center depends on your income and household size, and the clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. Care is not free, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay. Among Bay Mills Indian Community patients, 24% are uninsured, 24% have Medicaid or CHIP, 8% have Medicare and 45% have private insurance. Call (906) 248-5527 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

Care and screenings at Bay Mills Indian Community

Patients came to Bay Mills Indian Community for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.

Service	Patients	What it counts
Dental care	1,540	patients had dental exams
Mental health care	868	patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment	16	patients in treatment
Eye exams	670	patients had eye exams
Well-child visits	182	children had checkups
Flu shots	666	patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening	65	patients tested
Breast cancer screening	246	patients screened
Family planning	131	patients served
Diabetes care	318	patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care	434	patients with hypertension
Asthma care	60	patients with asthma
HIV testing	63	patients tested
Hepatitis C testing	63	patients tested

Bay Mills Indian Community also provides care by telehealth.

Who Bay Mills Indian Community serves

3,977 patients used Bay Mills Indian Community in 2025. 32% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 21 patients were experiencing homelessness and 143 were veterans.

Measure	This center	MI median	U.S. median	vs MI
Patients at or below the poverty line	32%	54%	65%	−22 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line	96%	87%	92%	+9 pts

Measure	This center	MI median	U.S. median	vs MI
Uninsured patients	24%	10%	14%	+14 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients	24%	45%	42%	−21 pts
Medicare patients	8%	15%	11%	−7 pts
Privately insured patients	45%	25%	24%	+20 pts

Quality of care at Bay Mills Indian Community

Bay Mills Indian Community is at or above the Michigan median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

Measure	This center	MI median	U.S. median	vs MI
Adults with high blood pressure under control	57%	71%	68%	−15 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer	73%	57%	54%	+16 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer	54%	60%	54%	−6 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer	53%	49%	44%	+4 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression	66%	71%	77%	−5 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use	49%	80%	86%	−32 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy	71%	79%	79%	−8 pts